About Anika Youth Services
Anika Youth Services was incorporated in 2008 and has been providing outreach and housing support for at-risk youth between the ages of 12 and 19. AYS supports youth who are in need of individualized wrap around services including long-term stable housing, outreach services, and life skills programming. Anika Youth Services serves the Surrey/Langley area and will address the youth’s individual mental health, social, behavioural, and emotional needs. Anika Youth Services is a CARF accredited agency, which is funded by the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD). Anika Youth Services currently operates a referral-based program and all referrals come from MCFD.
About Us
Our Approach
AYS believes that every youth is unique and needs their own individualized plan as a guide to foster stability and personal growth. In collaboration with the youth and their care team, AYS assesses the individualized needs of the youth and creates specific ISP goals.
Our service delivery approach builds a network of natural and professional supports, as well as community resources to assist the youth in obtaining their goals. The youth and their care teams are involved in Integrated Case Management (ICM) meetings and we support the use of ICM practices within the AYS services. AYS’s main focus is to build relationships and create opportunities for self-development within their community. We work from the modalities of trauma informed, DBT, and attachment theories.
Our staff consists of 100 experienced professionals with expertise in a wide variety of disciplines, such as social services, child and youth care, psychology and criminology. The experienced professionals include a team of Directors who oversee all the programs.
The Program Administration team ensures the efficiency of day-to-day operations and supports the work of management. Program Supervisors, Resource Coordinators, and YET Coordinators, who case manage the teams and individuals who support the youth. Live-In Home Support Workers, Crisis Workers, and Transition Workers, are vital to ensuring the quality of care for the youth that we support. We encourage our staff team to be creative, flexible, and efficient in the development and delivery of programs and services that enhance our clients’ lives.
Our Staff
